U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $400,000 in CARES Act Funding to Boost Economic Development Programs Critical to Helping an 8-County Region in Northeast Mississippi Respond to Coronavirus
WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $400,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Three Rivers Planning &… Read more »
Kelly Encourages Comments on Yazoo Backwater Pump Project
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) is encouraging Mississippians to share their opinion with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as they consider a project to address flooding in the South Delta. If implemented, the Yazoo Backwater Pump Project would help to alleviate flooding which continues to be a critical… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) has launched the FARM Corps program in partnership with Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi Veterans Affairs and other agricultural and veterans organizations. The Farm and Ranch Mission (FARM) Corps… Read more »
Miss. Delegation Requests Immediate Federal Disaster Declaration for Easter Storm Damage
WASHINGTON – The Mississippi congressional delegation, which includes U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., and U.S. Representatives Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., Steven Palazzo, R-Miss., Trent Kelly, R-Miss., and Michael Guest, R-Miss., today sent a letter to President… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss) has released the following statement regarding the U.S. Senate's decision to reject the articles of impeachment.
"I am proud to see the majority of U.S. Senators stand with President Trump," Rep. Kelly said. "Now is the time to focus on the issues that truly matter to Mississippians and all Americans."
Congressman Trent Kelly… Read more »
Washington - Congressman Trent Kelly (R-Miss) has released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump's State of the Union Address.
"Tonight, as America and the world watched, President Trump celebrated the victory of the Great American Comeback. Under President Trump's leadership, our economy is strong again with a booming middle class and unemployment at a historic… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss) voted against H. Res. 755, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
Following hours of debate in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Articles of Impeachment were passed by a partisan vote with zero evidence or facts.
"This is the first time in history that… Read more »
WASHINGTON - On December 19, Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) with Representatives Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Trent Kelly (MS-01), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), and Steve Stivers (OH-15) along with Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) released the below statements following the introduction of H.R. 5491, the Body Armor for Females Modernization Act (BAFMA):
“Fort Jackson… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), legislation that will modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for the first time in 24 years and create new economic opportunities in Mississippi and across America.
Currently, Mississippi's economy benefits from the $3.2 billion in exports to Canada and… Read more »
WASHINGTON - Today, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020 passed the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support. This bill strengthens and modernizes our national defense readiness on multiple fronts, enabling our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines to respond to any threat against America.
The FY2020 NDAA supports a 3.1 percent pay raise… Read more »
